The Lost Colonies :How Jamestown Beat the Odds
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The United States celebrates its 229th birthday on July 4th. But how close we came to flying the flag of a different country...
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Review of The Lost Colonies?:How Jamestown Beat the OddsA rather upbeat Marketplace-type piece on how we're not French. In this short 2:30 piece, Producer Nancy King gives background on how all the early colonies had to find something to trade in order to survive. Early colonies might well have been French or Spanish than English if colonies such as Jamestown hadn't found a product they could send back to England and thus keep themselves commercially viable. This is a different kind of 4th of July piece that gives thought to the funding or our founding fathers. An entertaining and informational drop-in for stations... |
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Originally aired week of July 4th by Virginia Public Radio Stations
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Outcue: "For [customized station tag line], I'm Nancy King."
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Review of The Lost Colonies?:How Jamestown Beat the Odds
Did you know tobacco saved Virginia and is probably the reason why we had a revolution with England rather than France or Spain? This is my favorite kind of piece: a drop in that is short and entertaining, yet full of information from authoritative sources. Good piece for the 4th of July weekend when the focus is on the USA's birthday.